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Potatoes
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I'm having my first go at planting potatoes and I bought some seed potatoes from my local Frosts garden centre. The potatoes already have 6 inch sprouts on them - should I plant them out now? On the packet it says they're Earlies - not sure what that means. Is there a FAQ anywhere that shows you how to grow spuds? -- Mark Allison, SQL Server MVP http://www.allisonmitchell.com ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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Mark,
It sounds like those potatoes were kept too warm and dark at the garden centre. You really want very short stubby sprouts as the long ones are easily broken off when you plant them. Early potatoes mature fairly early on in the season - they are ready to harvest as soon as the flowers are fully open. Here in Glasgow I won't put them in until the end of the month at the soonest, but you'd need to ask someone local to you for planting dates. HTH. Lorna "Mark Allison" wrote in message ... Hi, I'm having my first go at planting potatoes and I bought some seed potatoes from my local Frosts garden centre. The potatoes already have 6 inch sprouts on them - should I plant them out now? On the packet it says they're Earlies - not sure what that means. Is there a FAQ anywhere that shows you how to grow spuds? |
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"Lorna" wrote in message om... Mark, It sounds like those potatoes were kept too warm and dark at the garden centre. You really want very short stubby sprouts as the long ones are easily broken off when you plant them. Early potatoes mature fairly early on in the season - they are ready to harvest as soon as the flowers are fully open. Here in Glasgow I won't put them in until the end of the month at the soonest, but you'd need to ask someone local to you for planting dates. HTH. Lorna Lorna I am near Glasgow too. Would you put maincrop in at the end of the month too? My seed potatoes are in my cold frame and the eyes are still fairly small Ophelia |
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Ophelia wrote: "Lorna" wrote in message . com... Mark, It sounds like those potatoes were kept too warm and dark at the garden centre. You really want very short stubby sprouts as the long ones are easily broken off when you plant them. Early potatoes mature fairly early on in the season - they are ready to harvest as soon as the flowers are fully open. Here in Glasgow I won't put them in until the end of the month at the soonest, but you'd need to ask someone local to you for planting dates. Lorna I am near Glasgow too. Would you put maincrop in at the end of the month too? My seed potatoes are in my cold frame and the eyes are still fairly small Measure the soil temperature a few inches down. Below 5 Celsius and you are wasting your time. Above 10 Celsius, and you should have planted earlier, but they will grow faster and so you have lost little. Regards, Nick Maclaren, University of Cambridge Computing Service, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QH, England. Email: Tel.: +44 1223 334761 Fax: +44 1223 334679 |
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"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ... In article , Ophelia wrote: "Lorna" wrote in message . com... Mark, It sounds like those potatoes were kept too warm and dark at the garden centre. You really want very short stubby sprouts as the long ones are easily broken off when you plant them. Early potatoes mature fairly early on in the season - they are ready to harvest as soon as the flowers are fully open. Here in Glasgow I won't put them in until the end of the month at the soonest, but you'd need to ask someone local to you for planting dates. Lorna I am near Glasgow too. Would you put maincrop in at the end of the month too? My seed potatoes are in my cold frame and the eyes are still fairly small Measure the soil temperature a few inches down. Below 5 Celsius and you are wasting your time. Above 10 Celsius, and you should have planted earlier, but they will grow faster and so you have lost little. Thanks Nick That is tucked away in my notes. Is that true for all plants? How about my tubs? Ophelia |
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Ophelia wrote: Measure the soil temperature a few inches down. Below 5 Celsius and you are wasting your time. Above 10 Celsius, and you should have planted earlier, but they will grow faster and so you have lost little. Thanks Nick That is tucked away in my notes. Is that true for all plants? How about my tubs? No, but it is true for many of the frost sensitive plants that we grow. Only ones adapted to the far north start growing when the soil is cold. The same rule applies to tubs. Regards, Nick Maclaren, University of Cambridge Computing Service, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QH, England. Email: Tel.: +44 1223 334761 Fax: +44 1223 334679 |
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"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ... In article , Ophelia wrote: Measure the soil temperature a few inches down. Below 5 Celsius and you are wasting your time. Above 10 Celsius, and you should have planted earlier, but they will grow faster and so you have lost little. Thanks Nick That is tucked away in my notes. Is that true for all plants? How about my tubs? No, but it is true for many of the frost sensitive plants that we grow. Only ones adapted to the far north start growing when the soil is cold. The same rule applies to tubs. Many thanks O |
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